Several surprised voices sounded from the conference room at the same time:
"Vodka?"
"Transparent Fat House Happy Water?"
Take a look at these four people at the scene.
Whether it is Lao Guo, Lao Wang, Qian Wushi or Li Jue, they are all familiar with vodka, a specialty of furry bears.
After all, they may have gone to China to further their knowledge of furry bears, or they may have spent a lot of time working with furry bear experts.
Therefore, they are very familiar with vodka, a strong liquor unique to woolly bears, and have even drank it frequently.
For example, at this moment, there is an unopened bottle of vodka in the drawer in Li Jue's office.
but
What is Feizhai Happy Water?
I saw several people looking confused.
Xu Yun couldn't help but feel a little proud that his evil intentions had succeeded, and then he explained:
"Oh, I forgot to mention that the so-called Fat House Happy Water refers to Coke."
Cola.
hear the word.
Lao Guo and Master Qian couldn't help but look at each other, and then Lao Guo made a gesture of raising his head to drink water:
"Coke? It's that dark, fizzy sweet drink from across the sea?"
Xu Yun nodded:
"That's right."
When Lao Guo heard this, the expression on his face became more and more confused:
"Xiao Han, I drank Coke when I was across the sea, and it does taste a little special."
"But no matter how it tastes, even if it is as beautiful as nectar, it has nothing to do with the food we are discussing, right?"
As an international student who has spent a long time across the sea.
Lao Guo, Qian Wushi and Wang Lao don’t know much about Coke.
But I drank it several times before and after.
Actually.
Forget Coke.
They have come into contact with almost all the rare things in China these days.
For example, when I was stranded across the sea.
Qian Wushi went to KFC founder Harland Sanders' store and ate fried chicken, which was KFC founded in 1952.
And 1948.
The Qian Fifth Division, which had just withdrawn from the Air Force Scientific Advisory Group across the sea, was also invited to participate in the premiere of a romantic comedy film called "Scuda, hoo! Skuda, hi!"
There is a one-liner actress in this movie named Marilyn Monroe.
Therefore, except for Li Jue who has never been abroad.
After hearing the name Coke, the other three people at the scene quickly recalled this unique drink in their minds.
But as Lao Guo said.
Even if you can update 50,000 words a day after drinking this thing, it has nothing to do with the issue they are discussing now, right?
Fortunately, Xu Yun didn't intend to sell it out, and quickly gave an explanation:
"Director Guo, please don't be impatient."
"Yes, Coca-Cola has nothing to do with food, but what if Coca-Cola can be exchanged for one or more batches of food?"
"After all, bartering is a primitive instinct of human beings. In this way, wouldn't our staple food problem be solved?"
"Coke for food?"
Lao Guo immediately frowned and said quickly:
"Who should I trade with? There is no point in switching domestically. Those places in Europe and the United States are the back gardens of Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola."
"Even if we want to export Coca-Cola to Europe and the United States, it will be difficult to wait in the short term!
"
Talking and talking.
Lao Guo suddenly remembered a word Xu Yun mentioned before:
vodka
Wait, vodka?!
Think of this.
Lao Guo suddenly looked at Xu Yun, with a rare hint of horror in his eyes:
"Xiao Han, do you want to trade coke with the bear for food?"
Xu Yun nodded heavily:
"That's right!"
""
As soon as Xu Yun said these words.
You can hear the needle drop at the scene.
Even for an elder like Master Qian who knew Xu Yun's details, the expression on his face was quite subtle at this time.
Exchange cola and furbears for food?
Isn’t this nonsense?
Not to mention whether the country has the technology to produce Coke.
Even if this kind of drink can really be produced, the furry bear may exchange food for you?
Do you really think this is nectar?
No fantasy novel would dare to write like this, right?
Seeing the strong doubts on everyone's expressions, Xu Yun pondered for a moment and said to Li Jue:
"Director, can you contact the capital now - I mean some comrades from the Secrecy Front, and confirm some information with them."
Li Jue hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded slightly:
"Can."
"Then why don't you just make a call?"
Xu Yun chuckled twice and said:
"You can ask them about Comrade Konstantinovich's importation of fifty cases of Coke."
"There are also the comments made by Mao Xiong on Coke at the trade show a year and a half ago, and the situation of Coke in Mao Xiong's country after the trade show."
""
Hearing Xu Yun's words.
Li Jue and Qian Wushi quickly exchanged glances.
Then Li Jue stood up and came to the desk, picked up the phone and dialed a number:
"Hello, I'm Li Juedui, I want to know something
"Well, some comments about Coke in Mao Xiong's country."
"Ten minutes, okay, no problem, no trouble."
After a simple exchange.
Li Jue quickly hung up the phone.
However, after ending the call, Li Jue did not return to his seat, but waited at the table.
five minutes later.
Jingle Bell--
The landline phone made a happy sound, and Li Jue, who was prepared, grabbed it:
"Hello"
After a while.
I don’t know what the other person on the phone said.
Li Jue's originally expressionless face showed a hint of shock that was visible to the naked eye without any warning.
Overly surprised.
His whole neck stretched forward a little funny, looking like the sixth child in an underground transportation station.
Two minutes later.
"Okay, I understand, thank you for your hard work."
After hanging up the phone.
Li Jue paced back to a few people.
I saw him looking at Xu Yun again with an extremely novel purpose, and finally sighed:
"Comrade Han Li, I take back my previous thoughts. The plan you mentioned seems to be theoretically feasible."
"At least the things you mentioned can be used as some supporting evidence."
Looking at Li Jue, whose attitude changed obviously before and after.
Xu Yun smiled firmly.
His idea is certainly not a fantasy.
Throughout the history of human civilization.
Various bizarre events have occurred in various periods and dynasties at home and abroad, both ancient and modern.
Some incidents are so ridiculous that even novels dare not be written about them.
But they happened anyway.
For example, in China, there was the weird operation of Huizong Qinzong, and there was also the weird thing like Yao Chang, the leader of the later Qin Dynasty.
At that time, after Yao Chang usurped the throne, he held a banquet for all the officials. He asked everyone:
"We all once served as officials under Fu Jian. Now that I am the emperor, you are still ministers. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Someone answered:
"God is not ashamed of someone like you as the emperor, so what should we be ashamed of when we are your ministers?"
Yao Chang and everyone couldn't help laughing at that time, and the hall was filled with happy air.
As for the weird things abroad, there are even more.
For example, the Dunkirk evacuation.
When the British and French forces were surrounded by Dunkirk, the German army was only 10 kilometers away from Dunkirk.
That's a mechanized force. It can reach 10 kilometers with just a kick of the accelerator. Once it arrives, it can wipe out the British and French allied forces.
But at this moment, Mustache suddenly ordered:
Stop moving forward.
Ever since.
The German vanguard actually stayed in place for 48 hours.
This time allowed the British and French forces to stage a shocking escape, and also left a bizarre mark on Germany's war history.
For another example, in today's world where information is so advanced, can you believe that Germany can still dig out a gleaming bronze sword from three thousand years ago, openly crushing the public's IQ?
And in these weird events.
The story of the Bear Man and Coca-Cola is undoubtedly a favorite among fat people and a top priority.
When you think of Pepsi-Cola, what comes to mind?
KFC?
Celebrity endorsements like Kun Kun?
Blockbuster implant?
Or is it a battle with Coca-Cola?
In short, Pepsi has been trying to convey such an image to the public for many years:
Young, fashionable, urban life, you will melt after one sip.
But in history.
Pepsi and Mao Xiong once had a "bad relationship".
At the peak of this bad relationship.
Pepsi sells Bear Vodka exclusively across the sea, and Bear people regard Pepsi as a treasure, consuming tens of millions of liters.
Actually.
The first person to test the furry bear market was not Pepsi, but its lifelong enemy Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola was once famous among furry bears, and World War II hero Comrade Konstantinovich was a loyal fan of Coca-Cola.
However, because Coca-Cola is a product from across the sea, it is somewhat inconsistent with the style of the bear.
So.
Comrade Konstantinovich specially ordered fifty boxes of colorless Coca-Cola in bottles so that he could drink them in public places.
With such strict control, Coca-Cola's operations in the Soviet Union were naturally limited.
But two years ago, a turning point occurred.
At that time, in order to ease the relationship with Duan Hai, Mao Xiong offered to hold an expo of their own products on each other's territory.
Haidian readily agreed to this.
Many famous scenes took place at the exchange meetings held in Mao Xiong.
For example, the "Kitchen Debate", which is much talked about in later generations, is also a rare occasion where both sides can exchange their respective ideas in a friendly manner.
Another example
During the exchange meeting, Pepsi presented its own products to Mao Xiong, the corn-loving boss.
At that time, the boss gave Pepsi-Cola a very high evaluation. Since then, Coke has become one of the best-selling drinks in Mao Xiong's country.
At that time, the way of trading between Mao Xiong and Pepsi was bartering, that is, 1 liter of Pepsi was exchanged for 1 liter of Capital Vodka.
Wait until the 1980s.
PepsiCo's cola production in Mao Xiong was worth US$1 billion a year - this was US$1 billion in the 1980s!
Of course.
If it only goes so far, the whole thing is not ridiculous.
But don't rush.
The truly outrageous plot happened very quickly:
Later, Mao Xiong's demand for Coke was higher than Haidong's demand for vodka, so he began to pay Pepsi in a variety of ways.
One of the most famous transactions, can you guess what the chips are?
The answer is yes
17 Type 613 submarines, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 frigate.
If we look at it in terms of fleet size.
PepsiCo was the most powerful private navy in modern history, ranking sixth among all countries at the time.
This is the origin of Pepsi's so-called sixth fleet group.
Compared to Mou Zhongzhong's exchange of cans for airplanes, which is much talked about in China, this matter is actually more outrageous.
So after thinking about this incident.
Xu Yun immediately realized a ‘business opportunity’:
The cooperation between Pepsi-Cola and Mao Xiong occurred in the mid-1970s. Today, Mao Xiong's cola in China is completely in short supply.
If the rabbits can come up with enough cola products
To know.
If China can produce its own Coke, then this is a drink from a non-Western country and has no political color!
Of course.
See here.
Someone may question:
That's not right.
As far as the relationship between the rabbit and the bear is concerned, will they do this business with you?
The answer is of course yes.
Although the relationship between the rabbit and the furry bear is not very good now, in fact many basic transactions between the two parties are still ongoing.
For example, just this year.
The bear also offered to provide 100,000 tons of wheat, 100,000 tons of flour, and 100,000 tons of rye to the rabbits free of charge. The actual commitment given by the bear ambassador Chervonenko exceeded this figure.
So why do people have complicated feelings about fur bears? One of the reasons is this - they have indeed given us a lot of care.
It's actually not just a furry bear.
Nowadays, the people across the sea are also interested in providing some food to the rabbits for free, but they require the rabbits to apply for it.
This kind of behavior is naturally unacceptable to rabbits, but the behavior itself undeniably has some humane elements - of course, it is limited to the behavior of donating food.
Later, Bunge Group, a private enterprise across the sea, also contacted Rabbit, and the two parties used their branch in Paris to conduct some relatively fair grain transactions, and the price was cheaper than what Tuao later sold to Rabbit.
To some extent.
As long as your actions do not have too obvious political or military influence, the operation is still very feasible.
As for the recipe of Coke
Don't look at what a lot of marketing accounts say about Coca-Cola's formula being locked in a safe and split into three parts. Only three people in the world know about it.
In fact, whether it is Pepsi or Coca-Cola, most of their formulas have been analyzed long ago.
The reason why no third company can copy it is firstly the patent and secondly the brand effect.
For example, there is a book called "The Coca-Cola Empire" by Mark Pendergrast.
The appendix at the end of that book contains the complete Coca-Cola recipe—and it was given directly to the author by the company’s top management.
He just wanted to explain a problem:
So what if I give you the recipe?
When you can buy authentic Coca-Cola at very cheap prices all over the world, why should I make it myself?
Another example is that on domestic small websites, there are a bunch of videos of UP owners of all sizes making homemade cola.
Although the effect of the finished product cannot be 100% restored to Pepsi or Coca-Cola, the difference is not too obvious.
True.
Perhaps for people in 2023, this gap falls into the category of "not quite tasting right" as soon as they drink it - for example, Very Coke is a typical example.
But at this time.
If you ask someone from Pepsi or Coca-Cola to take a sip of this kind of homemade Coke, they won’t notice any obvious abnormalities, let alone the stuffed bear.
Think of this.
Li Jue forcibly suppressed his inner excitement and asked Xu Yun:
"Comrade Han Li, if we want to make Coke, will there be any obvious technical difficulties or barriers?"
Xu Yun quickly shook his head and denied:
"Almost non-existent. The preparation of cola only requires coffee acid, lemon juice, lime juice and caramel, plus some seasonings."
"Caramel can also be replaced by boiling honey and water to make caramel color. As for the production equipment"
"Just modify one or two production lines of the equipment provided by Mao Xiong, and it can be put into production almost immediately."
According to the recipe given by Mark Pendergrast in "The Empire of Coca-Cola", the ingredients of Coca-Cola are almost like this:
caffeic acid, 1 oz
essence, 1 oz
coconut, 4 ounces
citric acid, 3 ounces
lime juice, 1 quart
sugar, 30 pounds.
seasoning:
Orange oil, 80
Lemon oil, 120
Nutmeg oil, 40
Cinnamon oil, 40
Coriander oil, 20
Neroli oil,40.
Alcohol, 1 quart,.
Then add caffeic acid and lime juice to a quart of boiling water, mix, cool, add flavors and spices, and let sit for 24 hours.
It's a fool's errand from start to finish.
One liter of Woolly Bear vodka requires at least two kilograms of winter wheat to make, and other processes and costs also need to be invested during the process.
If everything is true as Xu Yun said.
One liter of Coke can be exchanged for one liter of vodka, which can be exchanged for at least three kilograms of winter wheat!
Today, Ermao, the European granary for future generations, is still in the hands of Mao Xiong. As a well-known grain-producing country, Mao Xiong can basically supply unlimited food.
After realizing this.
Li Jue felt like his pores were trembling:
Xu Yun is more than just giving a solution for tens of thousands of people to store food for the winter?
If this method is really feasible
China can have its staple food without worries for several years or even ten years!